minister lloyd george was a reluctant supporter of the offensive.eded to break out of the ypres and get as far as the belgian coast to stop the submarines from attacking british ships and so he overruled lloyd george but throughout the course of the battle there was debate as to what to do next. we talk about the first world war as the war to end all wars, it wasn't. why's it so important 100 years on to this battle ? important 100 years on to this battle? it is so important because so many families and individuals we re so many families and individuals were involved, you can read the accou nts were involved, you can read the a ccou nts of were involved, you can read the accounts of the imperial war museum andersen stories and it brings home the human impact of the war. katie, you have come here, made the journey, is it important notjust the us descendants but for people to remember what happened? absolutely. idid remember what happened? absolutely. i did gcse history and a—level history and it is something that the national curriculum, this is what

was a relu cta nt minister lloyd george was a reluctant supporter of the attack.ff but for various reasons it did not happen and he felt guilty in many respects after the end of the war, it was called the campaign of the mud. it is important to reflect on the experiences of those who fought here from all around the world. menin gate, the most famous memorial, commemorating people from australia, africa, india. the west indies. this place came to symbolise the worst of the first world war. the human cost of the single battle of passchendaele. give us an idea of the scale. it is hard to be precise but estimates suggest half a million men on both sides were killed or wounded in the battle. many lived with the scars physical and psychological for the rest of their lives and brought home strong memories of the battlefields around ypres. it's feared the memory of this battle into the consciousness of people in the uk and the world. that loss of life for a gain of five miles and the capture of the village of passchendaele. it is very hard to understand today and to avoid

lloyd george, the prime minister, was a reluctant supporter of the offensive? that is right.aying we needed to get as far as the belgian coast to stop the submarines from attacking british ships. he can have overruled lloyd george but throughout the course of the battle there was a lot of debate as to what to do next. and you can see live coverage of the commemorations to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele from flanders in belgium tonight at 7pm on bbc two. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased under a scheme which allows members of the public to ask for them to be reviewed. last year, 1a1 criminals in england and wales had their sentences increased. the government says it wants to extend the scheme to include a number of terror—related charges. aisling mcveigh reports. sarah sands stabbed a man to death in november 201a. she was convicted of manslaughter and given a three and a half—year jail sentence. her neighbour, michael, was a convicted paedophile and sands, a mother of five, claims she lost control, stabbing him eight times. but

liberal prime minister lloyd george at the time would call a senseless campaign and the shadow of the future energy of war was fought from london continues to today here is a veteran labor m.p. tony benn mentor of current u.k. labor leader jeremy corbyn put it in parliament ahead of the iraq war war is an easy thing to talk about not many people of the generation that remember. the sexual arousal i never killed anyone but i wore uniforms but i was in london in the blitz and i'd be forty living in the millbank tower where i was born some different ideas of common sense. and they're laughing because the millbank tower in westminster was then the offices of tony blair's labor party i went out into the show turning thames house every morning i saw a document burning five hundred people were killed in westminster one not by a landmine it was terrifying i found out rips terrified countries rockers terrified to go into iraq or to iraq where me weep when their children well we caught up with a tireless opponent of that war in iraq and subsequent was the former first minister of scotland alex

the prime minister lloyd george had severe doubts about whether it was wise to launch the event and latering, it is clear there was controversy between politicians and generals. there were differing views between generals over whether it was right to fight this battle. the first world war elicits such a debate about loss. we spoke of the martyr. this was the worst rainfall in this area. for some 30 years. incredibly bad luck for the british troops. it meant there was a field full of liquid mud. men and horses literally drowned in mud. wounded, unable to save yourself, you ended up in this terrible mud. the mud itself was one of the enemies for all participants in the battle. let's pause for a moment and listen to this commemorative service. the duke and duchess of cambridge are here, along with other dignitaries. the queen of belgium. and two other dignitaries. it is very important, people have been telling us all day, people have come overfrom britain, the think it is important for them to remember. also for the generation of today and in future. i suppose because there are no people lef

liberal prime minister lloyd george at the time would call a senseless campaign and the shadow of the future energy of war was fought from london continues to today here is our veteran labor m.p. tony benn mentor of current u.k. labor leader jeremy corbyn put it in parliament ahead of the iraq war war is an easy thing to talk about not many people of the generation that grew. member. six a lot of i never killed anyone but i wore uniforms but i was in london in the blitz and i'd be forty living in the millbank tower where i was born some different ideas of commonsense i don't know if they're laughing because the millbank tower in westminster was then the offices of tony blair's labor party i went out into the show toward thames house every morning i saw doc land burning five hundred people killed in westminster one not by a land mine it was terrify own jr groups terrified countries rockers terrified to go into iraq pretty rocky where me weep when their children die well we caught up with a tireless opponent of that war in iraq and subsequent was the former first minister of scotland al

hinderedm is a bit ofa their strategy is being hinderedm is a bit of a mess, prime minister david lloyd georgeether they should try to break through the western front, maybe move trips to italy to take out the austrians. there is no clear consensus on what to do to win the war. and also about certain generals with different armies, who had different ambitions, how they didn't correlate — the allied forces barbs not so much allied forces barbs not so much allied in their strategy. you have different approaches, and this illustrates the degree to which commanders are learning about or trying to find out how to fight on the western front. we know there are commanders who want a more aggressive breakthrough, and other commanders who just want to make operations concentrate on killing the enemy. and that kind of dichotomy is central to the british army in 1917. when i knew i dichotomy is central to the british army in 1917. when i knew! had dichotomy is central to the british army in 1917. when i knew i had to read this, i was thinking, great, this will be like a story almost, but the detail in thi

one such protest was in las vegas outside the lloyd d. george u-s courthouse.right outside of trump's name-sake hotel in new york city.protesters also made their presence seen and heard in sacramento.mos/protester"i certainly think there's enough to have the impeachment trial and then it would have to be determined if he's found guilty."one person who attended sunday's rally was there to defend trump. mos/protester"i mean, god bless these people for coming out and expressing their emotions, i just tend to disagree. so i'm just out here and i'm glad they're not giving me any problems."the president meanwhile, had a 30-minute talk with japanese prime minuster shinzo abe late sunday night....a japanese foreign ministry official told cnn the two leaders confirmed they plan to increase pressure on north korea with south korea's cooperation.on thursday, trump will be in hamburg, germany for the g-20 summit.....where he will meet russian president vladmir putin.... a highly scrutinized first meeting for the two leaders i'm john lorinc reporting. ( darya ) still ahead

one such protest, was in las vegas, outside the lloyd d george us courthouse.name sake hotel, in new york city. protesters also made their presence, seen and heard in sacramento. >> hey, i certainly think there is enough to have the impeachment trial, then it would have to be determined whether or not he's found guilty. >> one person who attended sunday rally was thereto defend trump. >> i just tends to disagree, so just out here, glad they've not given me any problems. >> the president had 30 minute talk with japanese prime minister late sunday night. the japanese foreign ministry official told cnn the two leaders confirm they plan to increase pressure on north korea, with south korea cooperation. on thursday, trump will be in humbugger, germany for the g20 summit. that's where he'll meet russian president vladmeere putin, highly scrutinized first meeting for two leaders. john loyer end reporting. >> authority from bucks county investigating after a driver loses control hitting a pedestrian and then a home. "eyewitness news" on the 1,000 block of newportville

one such protest was in las vegas outside the lloyd d. george u-s courthouse. another rally was held right outside of trump's name-sake hotel in new york city.protesters also made their presence seen and heard in sacramento.mos/protester"i certainly think there's enough to have the impeachment trial and then it would have to be determined if he's found guilty."one person who attended sunday's rally was there to defend trump. mos/protester"i mean, god bless these people for coming out and expressing their emotions, i just tend to disagree. so i'm just out here and i'm glad they're not giving me any problems."the president meanwhile, had a 30-minute talk with japanese prime minuster shinzo abe late sunday night....a japanese foreign ministry official told cnn the two leaders confirmed they plan to increase pressure on north korea with south korea's cooperation.on thursday, trump will be in hamburg, germany for the g-20 summit.....where he will meet russian president vladmir putin.... a highly scrutinized first meeting for the two leaders i'm john lorinc reporting